Accelerate (R.E.M. album)

Accelerate
Studio album by
R.E.M.
ReleasedMarch 31, 2008 (2008-03-31)
RecordedJune and July 2007
Studio
Genre
Length34:39
LabelWarner Bros.
Producer
R.E.M. chronology
R.E.M. Live
(2007) 		Accelerate
(2008) 		Live from London
(2008)
Singles from Accelerate
  1. "Supernatural Superserious"
    Released: February 25, 2008
  2. "Hollow Man"
    Released: June 2, 2008
  3. "Man-Sized Wreath"
    Released: August 11, 2008
  4. "Until the Day Is Done"
    Released: November 14, 2008

Accelerate is the fourteenth studio album by American alternative rock band R.E.M., released on March 31, 2008, in Europe, and on April 1 in North America. Produced with Jacknife Lee, Accelerate was intended as a departure from the 2004 album Around the Sun.[4] R.E.M. previewed most of the album's tracks during a five-night residency at the Olympia Theatre in Dublin, Ireland, and recorded the album in a nine-week schedule.

The album was heralded as a return to form for the band, receiving a warm reception from music critics and achieving a 79/100 rating on Metacritic. Reviewers often complimented the aggressive, purposeful sound of the songs, with Q magazine critic Keith Cameron stating that "Accelerate is the sound of a band having enjoyed a good word with themselves—and us." It was their last album to be accompanied by a tour, as the band had decided against touring for their next (and final) album Collapse into Now before disbanding.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference lt was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ De Sylvia, Dave (May 17, 2008). "Review: R.E.M. – Accelerate". Sputnikmusic.
  3. ^ a b Breihan, Tom (September 29, 2020). "The Number Ones Bonus Tracks: R.E.M.'s "Supernatural Superserious". Stereogum. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  4. ^ Kelly, Rose (July 2, 2007). "R.E.M. Impress Fans, U2, Debuting Guitar-Heavy New Tracks In Dublin". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on August 29, 2009. Retrieved September 25, 2009.